Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Botswana
Botswana: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) was 632.88 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 632.88 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana peaked at 632.88 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 513.4 kt, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 60th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 513.4 kt | — |
| 1991 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 513.4 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 517.5 kt | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 537.21 kt | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 555.63 kt | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 555.63 kt | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 559.57 kt | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 564.54 kt | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 591.06 kt | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 594.99 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 586.71 kt | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 590.82 kt | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 590.82 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 592.69 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 592.69 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 589.58 kt | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 589.58 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 586.47 kt | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 580.22 kt | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 580.22 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 588.38 kt | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 592.47 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 592.47 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 626.66 kt | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 629.77 kt | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 629.77 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 632.88 kt | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 632.88 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 632.88 kt | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 632.88 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6214 kt, 1018.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 632.88 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.98 kt, 319.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 516.19 kt | 513.4 kt | 537.21 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 578.25 kt | 555.63 kt | 594.99 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 591.87 kt | 580.22 kt | 626.66 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 631.64 kt | 629.77 kt | 632.88 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Botswana was 632.88 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 632.88 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 513.4 kt in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.